Nearly 2,900 prisoners have been released from overcrowded prisons in Sri Lanka as the Indian ocean island nation has stepped up its efforts to contain the spreading of the new coronavirus

Greek border units trying to stop crowds of migrants from pushing their way in from Turkey have hit on a new defense against tear gas unleashed on them from the Turkish side of the frontier — monster fans

Turkey's interior minister says 1,000 elite special operations police are being sent to the border to counter officers in Greece from driving back people attempting to cross over to Europe

Turkey declared its borders were open to migrants heading to Europe.

After Turkey opened its borders to let refugees and migrants out, chaos has been brewing at the border with Greece.

Turkey's President has urged Russia to “restrain" the Syrian government and to halt a humanitarian crisis unfolding in northwest Syria

Turkey's foreign minister says a Turkish delegation will hold talks in Russia on Monday on the situation in Syria's Idlib province amid mounting fears of a humanitarian disaster there

Successive avalanches struck the same spot in eastern Turkey, trapping dozens and killing 33 people who attended the first avalanche.

A passenger plane crashes at Istanbul airport, with the fuselage ripped into three parts.

Turkey's state-run news agency says U.S. aviation investigators are examining the wreckage of a Boeing 737 that crashed in Istanbul, killing three people

Turkey is sending more troops and tanks to bolster its military presence in northwestern Syria, where President Bashar Assad's forces have been advancing in a devastating, Russian-backed offensive

Rescuers were helping victims of an avalanche when another struck.

The Pegasus Airline plane completely ripped in half with 183 people on board after it was unable to stop on an Istanbul runway, killing at least three people and reportedly injuring 179.

Officials say the death toll from a strong earthquake that rocked eastern Turkey is up to 29 as rescue teams continue searching the rubble of collapsed buildings for survivors

Turkey's foreign minister is urging Russia to halt Syrian government forces' attacks in the Arab country, a day after airstrikes on rebel-held sectors and the shelling of government-held areas killed at least 17 people, including an entire family

Turkey's parliament has authorized sending troops to Libya to help the U.N.-supported government in Tripoli battle forces loyal to a rival government

A Turkish court has convicted six journalists and one other employee of an independent newspaper of aiding the network of a U.S.-based cleric who is accused of masterminding the failed coup in 2016

Turkish lawmakers could vote as early as next week on the move.

At least 64 other migrants were rescued.

The move comes amid tensions over offshore oil and gas exploration.

The latest squabble indicates worsening ties between Washington and Ankara

The move could be in retaliation to possible U.S. sanctions against his country.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has confirmed that Turkey dropped its objection to a NATO plan to bolster the defense of Poland and Baltic states neighboring Russia but warned allies that it expects support in its fight against terrorism

President Trump will welcome Turkey's president as a friend despite high tensions in U.S.-Turkish relations and bipartisan condemnation of Turkey's actions in Syria.

Turkey says US national sent home as Ankara begins repatriating captured IS fighters

President Donald Trump announced U.S. sanctions have been lifted on Turkey as more career diplomats testify in the impeachment probe.

The president of Turkey warned the Kurds that their positions would be destroyed if they did not pull back farther in northern Syria starting Wednesday.

The short-lived deal comes as Republicans continue to blast President Trump for abandoning the Kurds in the region.

Turkey has agreed to a ceasefire in northern Syria with allied rebels and U.S.-backed Syrian Kurds.

Turkey’s president has refused to negotiate with the U.S. and argues that the Kurds represent a terrorist threat.

President Donald Trump is sending a U.S. delegation to negotiate a ceasefire amid ongoing fighting near the Turkey-Syria border.

Vice President Mike Pence is hoping to broker a cease-fire in Turkey’s attack on Syria as Russia moves in to fill the void left by the U.S. withdrawal.

President Trump’s threat for even tougher sanctions follows the president’s conversation just over a week ago that essentially opened the door for Turkey to invade Syria.

European Union nations vented their outrage at Turkey's offensive in northern Syria and committed to join France and Germany in banning arms sales to Ankara, a rare move against a NATO ally for many of them

Turkey pushes deeper into Syria with more strikes in the attack on U.S.-backed Kurdish forces who were critical allies in the fight against ISIS.

President Trump has authorized, but not implemented sanctions in a warning to Turkey over its operation in Syria, as Turkey rejects his call for diplomacy.

Official account "liked" a tweet about Turkey without Erdogan.

Turkey is being kicked out of the F-35 program as it is buying Russian missiles.

The move ups the chance of a new standoff with Washington.

Several ambulances and police vehicles have been sent to the scene.

Activists gathered in Istanbul to promote rights for gay and transgender people.

The U.S. envoy to NATO says Turkey will be cut from the advance high-tech F-35 fighter jet program if it goes ahead with plans to buy Russian S-400 air defense missiles

The opposition candidate for mayor of Istanbul has celebrated a landmark win,

Pentagon warns Turkey it has until July 31 to not buy Russian missiles or it won't get the F-35 stealth fighter.

Turkey has released Serkan Golge, a NASA scientist who the country accused of belonging to a terrorist organization.

The European Union says Turkey continues to distance itself from the bloc and its values and sees no reason to unblock the country's EU membership talks

Reports say the accused man committed suicide in prison.

Turkey is moving forward with the controversial purchase of Russia’s most sophisticated and advanced air defense system.

11 other migrants were saved in an air and sea search mission.

At least three people were killed. The apartment building housed 43.